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Movie - "Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen" Screening in Malaysia This March 19

Singapore director Jack Neo’s third installation to his “Ah
Boys to Men” recruit series created an online sensation with more than 15,000
hits on the day the trailer was released on YouTube.

The movie showcases the original casts
such as Wang Wei Liang, Tosh Zhang, Joshua Tan, Bunz, Jaspers, Maxi Lim and
Charlie. The movie received overwhelming support from the local audience and
set a new record in Singapore during the Chinese New Year with an accumulative
box office of SGD$2.8mil. Currently
the box office has hit SGD$6.4 mil, exceeding the collection for “Ah Boys to
Men”. It is set to hit
the big screens in Malaysia this March 19.

Released by MM2 Entertainment, “Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen”
is an action comedy about a group of young recruits training in the Singapore
Navy. The story follows the new recruits experience and growth while they
trained at the Naval Diving Unit (NDU), especially during the toughest
“hellweek”.

Director Neo said while the story is still based on army
recruits, this movie is very different from the previous two where the story is
based on their training camp in Tekong. He said NDU is a special taskforce that
requires special skills and the training is more challenging than the rest. The
Navy required all the young actors to achieve a certain standards of physical
fitness, because they were portraying a group of well-trained elites. All
actors were given a 3-month intensive training to ensure they are fit enough to
endure the requirements needed for the filming.

Maxi’s Character Remains an Outcast

In the movie, Joshua Tan played the character of a lazy,
rich, spoilt kid who is very lazy who thinks national service is a waste of his
time and doesn’t care about his performance in camp. He finds all sorts of
excuses, even using his mum, to cheat his way out from training.

Maxi Lim acted as a graduate from Institute of Technology
whose hope is to earn the SAF scholarship. His over-enthusiasm was taken
negatively by his cabin mates, making him an unpopular person in the group.

Wei Liang “Stripping” for 6mil Box
Office

Wang Wei Liang’s character is a boy who worked in a mobile
shop in Sim Lim Square and the clown of the group while Tosh Zhang acted as the
Regular in the Navy team who is very strict to his new recruits. He was the big
brother of the group, who is firm but concerned.

New idol Wesley Wong graduated from the Beijing Film Academy
and was spotted by Director Neo for his talents in sports. Wesley Wong is the
son of famous Hong Kong actress Angie Chiu. He is an all-rounder who excels in
swimming, football, basketball, boxing and other games. Wesley said he was very
excited when he received the script, but it was until the physical training
started he realized what a big challenge it was. He played the role of a
gangster head before joining the army, who is a proud and uncooperative big
bully.

Wang Wei Liang “sacrificing” His First
On-Screen Kiss

In the movie Black Dragon (Wesley Wong) was unhappy with his
parents’ decision to migrate to Singapore, causing him to have to join the
National Service. He was very different from the other new recruits and is a
negative character that often resorts to violence. This character is very
different from the usual image of Wesley. To understand his character better,
Wesley had joined the army training earlier to experience the lifestyle. There
are many diving scenes in the movie in which Wesley had insisted to complete
them on his own. To be able to film these, he even went to get a diving
certificate. Maxi Lim praised his co-actor Wesley for his strength, attitude
and professionalism. Wesley revealed that the most unforgettable moment to him
is a special kissing scene, where he “stole” Wang Wei Liang’s first kiss
on-screen. Curious how it happened? Do not miss out the movie!

Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen brings Singapore’s
favourite recruits back to the days before enlistment in ABTM. Instead of Pulau
Tekong, the Ah Boys are posted to the Naval Diving Unit (NDU). Returning to
active duty are familiar characters – Ken Chow (Joshua Tan), the spoilt, rich
kid, who tries to 'keng' his way out of NS. Aloysius Jin AKA Wayang King (Maxi
Lim), whose over-enthusiasm creates more problems for his cabin mates. Lobang
(Wang Weiliang), the street-smart wheeler dealer, out to make a quick buck off
his cabin mates. Joining them is new face Hei Long AKA The Black Dragon (Wesley
Wong), an aggressive gang leader, who prefers to talk with his fists instead of
his mouth. Together, this ragtag band of misfits must somehow survive 40 weeks
of training in hell. Do they have what it takes to become one of Singapore’s
most fearsome military units – the frogmen?

I had the chance to attend the movie premiere at GSC Nu Sentral on Monday night with a lot of artists, celebrities and fans. The whole movie hall was filled with laughter and emotion throughout the movie. I found the movie is hillarious just like Ah Boys to Men 1 and 2, and yet it is meaningful. It has taught me that everybody has their own problems, but we have to be positive to handle it and get over it. It has also taught me to make love, make friends and not make enermies.

I'd recommend 'Ah Boys to Men 3 : Frogmen' to all races as the movie is mainly in English. It is worth watching in cinema as most of the actors are eye-catching. ;)